WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-IN-08) joined Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL-16), Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-WA-06), and Rep. Michelle Steel (R-CA-45) in introducing the Lung Cancer Screening and Prevention Act (H.R. 6693) to help ensure timely access to advanced screenings for lung cancer.
“It is more important than ever that Medicare invest in… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-IN-08), Vice Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, voted to pass the Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization (SUPPORT) Act (H.R. 4531), which will reauthorize resources used for substance abuse disorders (SUD) prevention and treatment,… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-IN-08), Vice Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, voted to pass the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act (H.R. 5378), which will increase price transparency throughout the health care system, address the cost of prescription drugs, support health care patients… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-IN-08) and Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA-06) responded to the final Physician Fee Schedule Rule, which reflects a 3.4% cut to the conversion factor used for calculating physician reimbursement. Congress passed the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) with the intent… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-IN-08) joined Rep. Erin Houchin (R-IN-09) to introduce the 21st Century Dyslexia Act. The bill would modernize Dyslexia identification to help reduce the chances of the learning disability going unidentified in students. Dr. Bucshon and Rep. Houchin were joined by Rep. Julia… Read more »
WASHINGTON – In a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health hearing this week, U.S. Representative Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-IN-08), who serves as Vice Chair of the Health Subcommittee, covered a wide range of policies to improve the Medicare program for our nation’s seniors. In the hearing titled, “What’s the Prognosis?: Examining Medicare Proposals to Improve… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, U.S. Representative Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-IN-08) along with Representatives Mariannette Miller-Meeks, M.D. (R-IA-01), Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA-06), and Raul Ruiz, M.D. (D-CA-25) penned an op-ed in The Hill promoting their bipartisan legislation, Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act (H.R. 2474). In the piece, Dr.… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representatives Larry Bucshon, M.D. (R-IN-08) and Diana DeGette (D-CO-01) released the statement below following the release of the FDA’s proposed rule to ensure safety and effectiveness of laboratory developed tests.
“The FDA’s proposed rule to provide greater oversight of laboratory developed tests recognizes the need for… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, President Biden signed into law the bipartisan Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Act (H.R. 2544), which was introduced by Representative Larry Bucshon, M.D. (IN-08) and Representative Robin Kelly (IL-02). This critical legislation will expand the pool of entities who can contract with the U.S. Organ Procurement and… Read more »
Today, the United States House of Representatives passed the bipartisan Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Act (H.R. 2544), introduced by Representative Larry Bucshon, M.D. (IN-08) and Representative Robin Kelly (IL-02). The bill would expand the pool of entities who can contract with the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) and modernize… Read more »